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Hadschi Halef Omar Ben Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn Hadschi Dawud al Gossarah, literally hajji
Hajji

Hajji , or El-Hajj, is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, and is often used to refer to an elder, since it takes time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel....
 Halef Omar, son of hajji father-of-Abbas, son of hajji David al Gossarah, is one of Karl May's literary characters. Hajji
Hajji

Hajji , or El-Hajj, is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, and is often used to refer to an elder, since it takes time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel....
 means "one who has performed the Muslim pilgrimage
Hajj

The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca . It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, an obligation that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so....
 to Mecca
Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
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Knowing the complete name of Halef is considered fundamental for a true Karl May fan.

Halef is the exceedingly loyal (though not too intelligent) servant, companion and friend, in honored sidekick
Sidekick

A sidekick is a stock character, a close companion who assists a partner in a superior position. Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, and Batman's companion Robin are some well-known sidekicks in fiction....
 tradition, of the author's alter ego, German Adventurer Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi

Kara Ben Nemsi is a fictional character in the works of Karl May, best-selling 19th century Germany writer. Alter ego of the author, everything written from first person perspective, he travels throughout the Ottoman empire, alongside his friend and servant Hadschi Halef Omar....
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Hadschi Halef Omar Ben Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn Hadschi Dawud al Gossarah, literally hajji
Hajji

Hajji , or El-Hajj, is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, and is often used to refer to an elder, since it takes time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel....
 Halef Omar, son of hajji father-of-Abbas, son of hajji David al Gossarah, is one of Karl May's literary characters. Hajji
Hajji

Hajji , or El-Hajj, is an honorific title given to a Muslim person who has successfully completed the Hajj to Mecca, and is often used to refer to an elder, since it takes time to accumulate the wealth to fund the travel....
 means "one who has performed the Muslim pilgrimage
Hajj

The Hajj is a pilgrimage to Mecca . It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world, and is the fifth pillar of Islam, an obligation that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by every able-bodied Muslim who can afford to do so....
 to Mecca
Mecca

Mecca , also spelled Makkah , Makka is a city in Saudi Arabia. Home to the Masjid al-Haram, it is the holy city in Islam and plays an important role in the faith....
".

Knowing the complete name of Halef is considered fundamental for a true Karl May fan.

Halef is the exceedingly loyal (though not too intelligent) servant, companion and friend, in honored sidekick
Sidekick

A sidekick is a stock character, a close companion who assists a partner in a superior position. Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, and Batman's companion Robin are some well-known sidekicks in fiction....
 tradition, of the author's alter ego, German Adventurer Kara Ben Nemsi
Kara Ben Nemsi

Kara Ben Nemsi is a fictional character in the works of Karl May, best-selling 19th century Germany writer. Alter ego of the author, everything written from first person perspective, he travels throughout the Ottoman empire, alongside his friend and servant Hadschi Halef Omar....
. Halef accompanies Kara Ben Nemsi through all his adventures in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
 from Durch die Wüste to Der Schut. Halef has a special talent for proverbial flowery oriental language and long strings of rather comical curses. But while comical, he is always dignified, never just ridiculous caricature. He is a very devout Muslim, and throughout the adventures with Kara Ben Nemsi he tries to convince him of the superiority of Islam.

After many adventures he became Scheik of the Haddedihn of the great tribe of the Schammar. He is married to Hanneh, the "most beautiful wife on earth", and with her has a son called Kara Ben Halef, who in later novels also has some adventures.

The German disco group Dschinghis Khan
Dschinghis Khan

Dschinghis Khan was a Germany Pop music band, created in 1979 to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. The name of the band was chosen to fit the song of the same name, written and produced by Ralph Siegel with lyrics by Bernd Meinunger....
 also released a song entitled "Hadschi Halef Omar" on their 1980 album "Rom." The entire chorus is basically reciting Halef's name.

Movie Actors


  • At the age of silent movies (1920/21) there have been the first oriental Karl May movies. Halef there was played by Meinhart Maur.
  • In the first Karl May sound-movie "Durch die Wüste" (1936) he was played by Heinz Evelt.
  • In the Karl May movies of the 1950's actor Georg Thomalla played Halef.
  • In the Karl May movies of the 1960's Halef was played by Ralf Wolter.
  • In the TV-series "Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi" (1973/75) he was played by Heinz Schubert
    Heinz Schubert

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